Taking a poster to AGU?
Read this detailed, snarky, exceptionally practical guide to doing it well by Colin Purrington, a biology prof at Swarthmore.
Headed to Antarctica?
Try one of these new books in the INSTAAR Library:Headed to Antarctica?
Wondrous cold: An Antarctic journey
by Joan Myers, 2006
Award-winning photographer Joan Myers set out to see for herself why people are drawn to the inhospitable and uncompromising environment of Antarctica. Myers traversed the continent by foot, plane, helicopter, snowmobile, and icebreaker and captured entrancing panoramas of Antarctica's beauty and scale and the daily lives of the scientists and support staff who work in this extreme environment. New York Times writer Sandra Blakeslee contributes sidebars on the science conducted at the world’s most remote frontier.
Creep and fracture of ice
by Erland M. Schulson and Paul Duval, 2009
The first complete account of the physics of the creep and fracture of ice and their interconnectivity investigates the deformation of low-pressure ice, ice structure and its defects, and the relationship between structure and mechanical properties. It reviews observations and measurements and interprets them in terms of physical mechanisms.
Health of Antarctic wildlife: A challenge for science and policy
edited by Knowles R. Kerry and Martin Riddle, 2009
Provides a broad assessment of the health of Antarctica’s birds and seals, set against a background of available scientific information and existing political frameworks.
Cold region hazards and risks
by C. A. Whiteman, 2011
Brings together information on hazards associated with ice and snow, from sea ice entrapment to blizzards.
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